A visit with family and friends in Lake Havasu City AZ was the perfect place to kick-off our winter travel.
With San Antonio TX selected as our ultimate destination, we only had to figure out which route to take and what we wanted to see on the way. Prospectors offers paved streets, large graveled sites with room enough for off-road vehicles alongside the RVs, spotless bathrooms and all the amenities expected by the long-term winter visitor.
London Bridge is an icon in Havasu. McCulloch as a tourist attraction for the town he founded in the mid-sixties. Today the city boasts a population of approximately 53, Havasu is a popular destination for RVers who live in colder climates affectionately referred to as snowbirds , college students on spring break, and people who are passionate about watersports.
As happened during the start of our spring and summer trips, truck trouble slapped us in the face when the check engine light illuminated. Visions of our two weeks stuck in Elko NV last summer came into view. Good thing we were back on the road so soon because Prospectors was booked solid and we would have had to leave whether we had a truck or not. Behind me on the hill is the Hillcrest Bay Development, which has fantastic views of the refuge.
We had stayed at the KOA last year and were pleased to see that they continued with their improvements by putting in a pool, a patio behind the activity building, tent sites, and soon to arrive a new building to house restrooms and showers. The next morning the campsites that greeted us at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Alpine Campground included wide long spots with plenty of natural habitat between them giving us the feeling that we were camping in the wild.
